Titus: A Blueprint for the Believer
How a believer lives in the church and in the world.
A blueprint for making disciples
1 This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to proclaim faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives. 2 This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began. 3 And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him. 4 I am writing to Titus, my true son in the faith that we share. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.
Find a Disciple maker that teaches the Truth. vs 1
1 This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to proclaim faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives.
The greek word here for slave is doulos. Which means slave or bondservant which means a person bound in service without wages.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 20 for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.
Matthew 28:19-20 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
apostolos- meaning a delegate, specifically an ambassador of the Gospel, officially a commissioner of Christ, apostle, messenger, he that is sent
II. A Disciple maker teaches God is the source of Truth. vs 2
2 This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began.
John 17:17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.
John 14:6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
John 1:1 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
III. A Disciple maker has a message that is not his own. vs3
3 And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him.
2 Corinthians 5:20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”
Matthew 3:1-3 In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, 2 “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” 3 The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said, “He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! Clear the road for him!’
1 John 5:11 And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
IV. A Disciple maker reproduces Sons/Daughters of the faith. vs 4
4 I am writing to Titus, my true son in the faith that we share. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.
Find a Disciple maker that teaches the Truth. vs 1
1 This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to proclaim faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives.
The greek word here for slave is doulos. Which means slave or bondservant which means a person bound in service without wages.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 20 for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.
Matthew 28:19-20 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
apostolos- meaning a delegate, specifically an ambassador of the Gospel, officially a commissioner of Christ, apostle, messenger, he that is sent
II. A Disciple maker teaches God is the source of Truth. vs 2
2 This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began.
John 17:17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.
John 14:6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
John 1:1 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
III. A Disciple maker has a message that is not his own. vs3
3 And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him.
2 Corinthians 5:20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”
Matthew 3:1-3 In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, 2 “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.” 3 The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said, “He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! Clear the road for him!’
1 John 5:11 And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
IV. A Disciple maker reproduces Sons/Daughters of the faith. vs 4
4 I am writing to Titus, my true son in the faith that we share. May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior give you grace and peace.